[Ferro-Alloys.com]Following completion of the merger with Xstrata on 2 May 2013, production information for all periods covered in this report has been presented on a combined basis.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Attributable ferrochrome production was 1.3 million tonnes, a 5% increase over 2013, mainly reflecting the ramp-up of Lion phase 2.

According to Thailand Customs statistics, the ferroalloy import volume in December 2014 was 7535 tons, up by 4.7% M-O-M and up by 10.5% Y-O-Y. The total import volume was 107,952 tons in the whole year 2014, slightly down by 3.8% Y-O-Y. The materials were main...

In December, 2014, Brazil exported 28718 tons of ferroalloy, slightly down compared with that in November and down by 25.1% Y-O-Y. In the whole year 2014, Brazil totally exported 364,469 tons of ferroalloys, down by 6.5% Y-O-Y. The materials including ferroni...

According to the statistics of US International Trade Commission, American ferroalloy export volume was 9,314 mt in December 2014, slightly up by 5% M-O-M and up by 4.5% Y-O-Y. The total export volume in the whole year 2014 was 127,819 mt, up by 1.8% Y-O-Y. Th...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The provisions in the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Amendment Ordinance, 2015 for mines lease auction will take several years to implement because of cumbersome rules and procedures, said steel and mines secretary of Od...

Reuters reported that Nickel Asia Corporation, the Philippines' biggest nickel miner by output and sales, is looking to ramp up ore exports this year after record sales in 2014 as market expectations of a global supply shortfall persist.

Antam’s unaudited sales plunged 16% in 2014 to IDR 9.46 trillion (USD 741.67 million) compared to the IDR 11.29 trillion generated in 2013.